Vanderbilt 69, Marshall 67: Damian Jones scored 15 points and grabbed six rebounds as the Commodores held off a late charge by the visiting Thundering Herd.

James Siakam added 15 points for Vanderbilt (5-3), which forced a turnover in the final seconds as Marshall tried for the tying field goal. Rod Odom added 11 points and six rebounds as the Commodores won the rebound battle 39-34.

Kareem Canty led Marshall (4-4) with 18 points while Elijah Pittman chipped in 17 points and a team-high six boards. Shawn Smith had 15 points and was 7-of-8 from the free-throw line, while his teammates hit 7-of-15 from the charity stripe.

Vanderbilt led throughout the first half, though the lead was down to one with just over four minutes to play on Pittman's 3-pointer. But the Commodores went on a closing 11-3 run over the last 3:30 to take a nine-point lead into halftime.

The lead was 10 with 8:33 to play when Marshall went on a 9-0 run to cut the advantage to just one. But the Herd could never get over the hump as the Commodores had an answer every time Marshall would pull close.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Marshall, which came into the game averaging 88.4 points, was held to a season-low scoring output. … Vanderbilt, which was averaging three blocks, got six in the game. … The Commodores shot 18-of-26 from the free-throw line and 5-of-17 from the 3-point line.